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BOOKS THE LIGHTHOUSE OF IMO CONVENTIONS Solas Marpol ICLL IBC IGC Resolutions Circulars Produced by the Korean Register of Shipping under Royalty Agreement with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) this is a particularly useful CD Rom. Basically, it reproduces these essential IMO conventions in convenient, brief format in English and with explanations in Korean. This is the kind of service that the better classification societies are very good at providing. IMO produces the originals of all such information but this CD makes it all available conveniently and at no cost. Very helpful. Available from Korean Register Offices around the world or from Korean Register. Web: www.krs.co.kr A SEA OF GREEN A voyage around the world of ocean shipping By BILL PURVES A most unusual but fascinating description of modern shipping written from the perspective of the “lower deck” but containing accurate insights into the lives of owners and masters. There are inaccuracies, particularly about ship prices, but overall the book paints a very true picture of life in the shallow end of international ship owning, operating and crewing. The author has studied the subject very closely. His book is awash with interesting and useful information. It has its messages but the whole is very well worth reading. Available from Chameleon Press, Hong Kong. Web: www.chameleonpress.com GLENLEE The Life & Times of a Clyde-Built Cape Horner By COLIN CASTLE and IAN MacDONALD As a windjammer the ‘Glenlee’ was part of the last breed of sailing vessels to compete commercially against steam-powered vessels at the end of the 1800s and into the beginning of the twentieth century. Built in Port Glasgow on the famous River Clyde in 1896, ‘Glenlee’ was to survive a number of misadventures during her nearly 20 years of service on the world's oceans including a near mutiny, groundings and an outbreak of fever. Later sold to the Spanish Navy for service as an officer-training vessel, she was laid up in 1962. In 1992 she was purchased by the Clyde Maritime Trust which restored her to her original state. This book gives a comprehensive and detailed description of the life of the vessel from her keel laying until post-restoration. It is an excellent and informative publication with all money raised from sales of the book going to help maintain the ‘Glenlee’ as the centrepiece of the Clyde Maritime Centre. Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson, Glasgow, United Kingdom. 42 June 2008 SHIPS AND SHIPPING PACIFIC PARADISES The Discovery of Tahiti & Hawaii By TREVOR LUMMIS This fascinating book details the European discovery of the Pacific island paradises of Hawaii and Tahiti and their subsequent colonisation. Author Trevor Lummis, a former seaman who has written a number of books on maritime subjects, details the contrasting lives and attitudes of the indigenous island societies and their modern European visitors and the clash of cultures that subsequently took place. Ironically, the free and easy lifestyle of the islanders that drew so many Europeans to the Pacific was one of the first things destroyed as disease, religious intolerance and unfettered commerce took effect. Published by Sutton Publishing, UK. Web: www.suttonpublishing.co.uk For all the latest in maritime books, museums and art, visit www.baird-online.com FROM FISHER TO THE FALKLANDS Edited by VICE ADMIRAL SIR LOUIS LE BAILLY This important little book describes perfectly the malaise that overcomes defence forces between major wars. Bureaucratic lassitude combines with disinterested politicians to drive serving military officers to despair. It destroys morale and leads to a dangerous state of unreadiness. The Royal Navy was entering such a situation at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. Fortunately for it – and probably the world – that period co-incided with the rise to command of Admiral Sir John (Jacky) Fisher. A military genius who arrived in the right place at the right time. His farsightedness and resolve, supported by a few similarly inclined ship builders and politicians – including Winston Churchill – led to a much needed and very extensive overhaul of almost every aspect of the Royal Navy’s activities. This excellent book describes how the Fisher “shake up” ensured a very significantly better Royal Navy in every respect. His reforms, the author shows, were still in effect right up until the Falklands War in 1983. Available from IMarEST, London, UK, Email: info@imarest.org JAPANESE SUBMARINE RAIDERS 1942 A Maritime Mystery By STEVEN L. CARRUTHERS A development and revision of a book published 24 years earlier and by the same author, this essentially new book covers rather more ground. The publication of the previous book “Australia Under Siege” (Solus Books, 1982) inspired many contributions and comments that led to this re-writing. As well as revealing the Japanese penchant for stealth and its resulting successes and failures, it exposes the Australian Government’s preference for secrecy and cover-up in war and peace. This obsession with secrecy and cover-up led to an ostrich- like approach which was significantly detrimental to Australia’s war effort. It also provides a good analysis of suicide attacks that are now all too prevalent in other parts of the world. A useful book that corrects the flawed official record and exposes the unnecessarily secretive approach of successive Australian governments. Available from Casper Publications, Narrabeen, Australia. Web: www.casperpublications.com